Windsor Middle School Leveraging Teacher Reflection and Practice to Create Innovative Programming 1
Presenters Scott Beattie Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Deanna Brown Middle School English Teacher/Literacy Coach Barbara Phillips Director of Data, Accountability and Continuous Improvement Katie Rogan Literacy Specialist/Literacy Coach
Session Outcomes Share Windsor Middle School’s successful implementation of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) Describe intentional decisions and actions taken in regard to collective inquiry, action orientation and experimentation, and a commitment to continuous improvement Describe evidence of student and educator success
2005-06 Baseline Data
Structural Change
Systems Change
Tight-Loose Leadership
Cultural Change
Culture of Continuous Improvement
Evaluation vs. Coaching Director of Data, Accountability, and Continuous Improvement COACH EVALUATOR
Instructional Leverage Areas Student Safety and...
“Clarity Precedes Competence!” Who has been trained? “Clarity Precedes Competence!” ~Dufour & Dufour Board of Education Administration Teachers
Teacher-led Initiatives Teacher Empowerment Professional Learning Community (PLC) Allotted Collaboration Time District Coach Peer Classroom Visits Peer-to-Peer Coaching Flexible Scheduling and Release Time
Station-Based Instruction in the Secondary Classroom Step One: Teachers identified a need for a more differentiated model of instruction during PLC Data Meetings Step Two: Pilot Program - Differentiated, leveled Guided Reading instruction within the secondary classroom Step Three: Administrative support
Station-Based Pilot Support PLC Allotted Collaboration Time District Coach Elementary Classroom Visits Peer-to-Peer Coaching Professional Development Regular Release Time for Curriculum Development Flexible Scheduling Literacy Specialist co-teaching in Secondary English classroom
Results Student Reading Level Growth in First Year of Station-Based Instruction Reading level growth Percent of students 1 grade level 37% 2 grade levels 3 grade levels 14.8% No growth 11.1%
So, is all of this REALLY working?
Instructional Coaching (as of 6/1/17) New Teacher Support 85 visits 33% Professional Development Follow-Up 79 visits 31% Teacher Initiated 94 visits 36%
National Recognition…
Question and Answer
Presenters Scott Beattie, sbeattie@windsor-csd.org Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Deanna Brown, dbrown@windsor-csd.org Middle School English Teacher/Literacy Coach Barbara Phillips, bphillips@windsor-csd.org Director of Data, Accountability and Continuous Improvement Katie Rogan, krogan@windsor-csd.org Literacy Specialist/Literacy Coach
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